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$17 billion Leaving for coLLege is one of the two major life transitions that typically contribute to the onset of an eating disorder (puberty being the other), explains Kenneth L. Weiner, founding partner and medical director of eating recovery center. are higher ed institutions doing their part to assist students? at many schools, perhaps not, according to a survey conducted in March by the Denver behavioral hospital and education Dynamics. of 108 campus counseling staff and student health and wellness/student affairs professionals surveyed, nearly 40 percent rated the resources provided by their college or university as inadequate or nonexistent. eating disorders are increasing in prevalence on their campuses, respondents indicated, but 80 percent felt the eating disorder resources their campuses do have are sometimes, rarely, or never used. The biggest barrier to getting students help for an eating disorder is the unwillingness to seek treatment (with 82 percent of respondents citing it). resources were also significant barriers: more than one-third said students lack awareness of their school’s treatment resources, and 28 percent said their campus lacks treatment resources altogether. DATA P O I N T —Annual economic activity generated in state by students and alumni of the California State University system. —CSU officials Eating Disorders: What Higher Ed Leaders Can Do problems so that they can be addressed. at a minimum, schools should consider setting up some sort of a screening program through their health services that can help direct people to treatment and/or higher level treatment centers.” one institution making such efforts is Roger Williams University (r.i.) eating disorder treatments and screenings involve a team approach across departments, and faculty and staff are educated through annual workshops and written guidelines, shares ruth Bazinet, director of public relations. screenings are done through the involved departments as well as online. also, students trained as P.e.e.r.s (Peer educators empowering rWU) go into the campus community throughout the year, covering, among other things, body awareness and eating disorder issues. “campus health services and the student’s hometown doctor coordinate efforts to ensure a continuum of care once a diagnosis is made,” Bazinet adds. a college eating disorder white paper will be available late this summer via request through both the eating recovery center, www.eatingrecoverycenter.com, and education Dynamics, www.educationdynamics .com. —M.E. What can administrators do? “There needs to be a lot of education of faculty and staff, much like has previously been done with coaches of female athletes,” says emmett r. Bishop, co-founder and director of outpatient services and research at the center. “colleges need to really focus on T:8” making their faculty more aware of these How support did Blackboard clients worldwide? Meet your campus’ expectations and visit Dell.com/reachgoals or call 1-800-388-1460. 4 million courses for 650 universitybusiness.com hied university business engagement Mgr: Notes: None June 2010 | 19 http://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com http://www.educationdynamics.com http://www.educationdynamics.com http://Dell.com/reachgoals http://universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - June 2010

University Business - June 2010
Contents
Editor's Note
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Behind the News
Sense of Place
Financial Aid
Internet Technology
2010 Higher Education Guide to Audio/Visual Services
Green 2010
Viewpoint
The Quest for Internationals
What's New
End Note

University Business - June 2010